nathsketch:

NAH, TO HELL WITH THE BOTH OF THEM 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

They're purposely adding scenes to torture the XL fans even more. The YaoLius will have a meltdown when that final episode airs. The riot will be spectacular.

 Kokuto:
porcelain god

The way it took me some 15 minutes to understand this. *cackles*

 Elise:
The riot will be spectacular.

I guess my trip to China will come sooner than I'd hoped

 nathsketch:

Hey, but that's scary. Are you allergic to orange? Or was it a bad orange? I never heard of anything like it.

When was this? Are you okay now? I have so many questions. BAD ORANGE, be gone.

So many questions???  LOL!   I was trying to be discreet and not describe in detail the sheer horror of the assault on my taste buds and olfactory senses. 

No, I'm not allergic to oranges.  I still eat citrus.  I just don't drink it.  And this probably wasn't fresh squeezed.  It was either bad OJ or more likely drinking something that acidic on an empty stomach first thing in the morning.  Now, I make sure to eat something, before drinking anything,  but water, first thing in the morning.

I'm fine, except for my memory aversion.  This was decades ago.

 nathsketch:

The way it took me some 15 minutes to understand this. *cackles*

Heh.  I forget about idioms.

 Kokuto:

That's the worst.  To be on a vacay that you paid good money for and too off work for, and then to have to spend it in the bathroom.  Oh heck no.

Ikr 🥹🥹

 nathsketch:

I guess my trip to China will come sooner than I'd hoped


Heheh

Given the Fan Armies in China, I wonder what the heck they are doing.  IF this actually happens.

 Kokuto:

So many questions???  LOL!   I was trying to be discreet and not describe in detail the sheer horror of the assault on my taste buds and olfactory senses. 

No, I'm not allergic to oranges.  I still eat citrus.  I just don't drink it.  And this probably wasn't fresh squeezed.  It was either bad OJ or more likely drinking something that acidic on an empty stomach first thing in the morning.  Now, I make sure to eat something, before drinking anything,  but water, first thing in the morning.

I'm fine, except for my memory aversion.  This was decades ago.

Poor Kokuto, that must have been horrible indeed. Sorry that you went through all that :(

I should have suggested a different juice. 😅

 Kokuto:
It's his Your Clothes Fall Off look

You mean his normal, every day look?

 nathsketch:
No one really talks about the overall moral of the story. And it seems to me that it just perpetuates this idea that the "different" ones deserve to be abused, to be vilified, and finally, to be denied a happy ending. We see this in countless novels, from Hans Christian Andersen to Victor Hugo. Same with all the traditional monster stories.

This is just one more example of this message. It doesn't matter if the "monster" does all those good things that only we the readers can witness.

I was thinking about this post again today. In particular, I was thinking about TSJ's forever-altered voice, his horrific scars and his lingering limp, which he won't try to hide, heal or erase because he feels like they reflect his inner scars. And I was thinking about how FFYY looked at him with loathing and disgust and how TSJ, who was once renowned for his zither playing, wouldn't even touch a zither after his torture because his hands were damaged in a way that wouldn't allow him to play again with his original skill. I was thinking about how seven of his nine tails were cut off by his brother before he was murdered, permanently and severely diminishing his power.

And I was thinking about how XY never, ever viewed him as less-than because of his scars or lower power. How she found him attractive from the very beginning. How she pushed him to play the zither again, and enjoyed it, not caring at all that his skill level wasn't as masterful as before. How she appreciated his capacity for kindness and forgiveness and recognized it as something that made him stronger, in a way, rather than weaker than someone who would be more ruthless - like her or CX. 

And I was thinking about how FFYY came to recognize TSJ's strength and value before she died. And how, eventually, after everything he endured and despite all the physical and emotional scars he still carries, he managed to finally get a happy ending with XY. 

【【檀健次丨舞台混剪】不允许有人还没听过这首OST丨《I Got You》伪MV-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/MVa9LS2

 nathsketch:

Poor Kokuto, that must have been horrible indeed. Sorry that you went through all that :(

I should have suggested a different juice. 😅

It was traumatic.  But a memorable life experience. ;p

I think the only juice I like is watered down grape juice, and watered down lemonade, but I don't drink them too often anymore.

 nathsketch:

You mean his normal, every day look?

Heh

Well, he also has "I'm Too Cute" look.

 AH :
I was thinking about this post again today. In particular, I was thinking about TSJ's forever-altered voice, his horrific scars and his lingering limp, which he won't try to hide, heal or erase because he feels like they reflect his inner scars. And I was thinking about how FFYY looked at him with loathing and disgust and how TSJ, who was once renowned for his zither playing, wouldn't even touch a zither after his torture because his hands were damaged in a way that wouldn't allow him to play again with his original skill. I was thinking about how seven of his nine tails were cut off by his brother before he was murdered, permanently and severely diminishing his power.

Oh, I see. But I never considered this to be applied to Jing. He could never be considered the monster in this story. On the contrary, he's always been the golden boy, he's never been different and he's part of the rich and powerful ones. His torture at the hands of his brother can't change that. In fact, it didn't change that at all, because he remained the ultimate Good Guy™ through and through, despite having plenty of chances to get his revenge. Even the scarring and everything he now has to endure as physical consequences of his torture don't turn him into the kind of monster that the original Reddit poster and I were talking about. So him getting a happy ending is just more of the same and not really a surprise.

I meant the monster monster, the one that the story establishes as the vile one from the get-go. No happy ending for him, 'cause sorry, being butchered on the battlefield is not everyone's definition of a happy ending, no matter how epic it may seem. And judging by the leaks, he can't even get the proper credit for everything he's done. Too monstrously abusive for that. Gotta let the golden boy shine even more. 😔